bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
sorry about the weird spelling.....chock?
Chalk =)
This doesn't really explain it, but discusses it: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/112473/why-do-we-chalk-it-up-to-something-or-someone
sorry about the weird spelling.....chock?
Chalk =)
This doesn't really explain it, but discusses it: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/112473/why-do-we-chalk-it-up-to-something-or-someone
sorry about the weird spelling.....chock?
Lifting is *so* fun and *so* rewarding.
And I agreed, except later, I thought, no. It takes a solid 1.5 hours to do the current lifting regimen from warmup to completion, plus shower and travel time. My typical yoga class takes 1.5 hours ... plus shower and travel time.
But, okay, yes, if I plan it right - it should be doable. Maybe.
Also, I'm not an expert and have no idea what your current regimen is like, but I have found doing supersets can sometime cut down on the time I spend working out.
I wanted to try Leg blasters again before the ski season started, but was having knee issues with my shoes and haven't done any lately. Oh well.
I have been doing supersets since I started working out again and its good. We are doing it to increase endurance to increase my climbing ability, but the side benefit is definitely reduced time of workouts! Today I did 2 supersets of tricep centric work-
Have you tried them barefoot? The reason I ask is that if you don't have fairly flat (like lifting type) shoes, then it can actually be better to do squats and stuff barefoot or in sockfoot. I pretty much exclusively lift in my socks, unless I'm doing just upper body stuff and its been working well.
The reason I ask is that if you don't have fairly flat (like lifting type) shoes
Wait wait. I use lifting shoes because they RAISE my heel to accommodate my limited ROM. If I don't have them, I do squats on the edge of a wrestling mat so that my heels are raised.
Yeah, I think a lot of people use converse style shoes or flat shoes, but true lifting shoes do have some drop. The important part being that the sole is pretty firm in those, no? Doing a squat and especially something plyometric like jumps etc in a running shoe, which has quite a bit of drop and also a really squishy unstable sole is not going to be great for knee and ankle stability, imo. That being said, I'm not an expert lifter either, I have just been poking around some forums and reading stuff (plus I'm too cheap to buy lifting shoes and am not lifting super heavy weights anyway).
Shoes very important. Chucks and bare feet are good for squats and deadlifts to a point. When weight gets heavy you definitely need shoes to support your feet but not everyone will benefit from a weightlifting shoe, there are lots of supportive crosstrainers that are more practical as well. Weightlifting shoes explained:
https://blog.beyondthewhiteboard.com/2017/01/31/what-when-why-weightlifting-shoes/
(Also, don’t be a jabroni and deadlift in lifting shoes- the raised heel is actually antithetical to your desired goal.)
Interesting. That article says:
I'm specifically deadlifting in lifting shoes at my trainer's suggestion. Hrmmm.
Why is your trainer suggesting you deadlift in weightlifting shoes?